Willa Dean LeBaron

Willa Dean (Guerue) LeBaron passed away peacefully Saturday morning, June 28th, surrounded by family after a battle with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer), at the age of 66. She was born July 23rd, 1958, to Elaine Phyllis (Williams) Gunter and William James Guerue in Rosebud, South Dakota. She attended Valley High School and Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, where at the age of 13 she met her soulmate and future eternal companion, William Andrew LeBaron (“Andy”). Willa and Andy were married in 1974 and added eight beautiful children to their family between the years of 1975 and 1990: * William “Andy” Jr. (Danny) LeBaron * April (Chad) Wittwer * Eugene Brady “Bubba” (Tia) LeBaron * Selena (AJ) Caldwell * BeauDene Franklin LeBaron (deceased) * Amber (Kelly) Cluff * Savannah (Joshua) Zitting * Ethan (Amanda) LeBaron Willa “Meema” found her greatest joy in life through her 50-year marriage and the posterity of her 8 children, 30 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Her deep love for family and her legacy of compassion and joy were most evident in the way she cared for and helped raise her grandbabies. Willa lived for family vacations to ANYWHERE, with a special love for the ocean, Disneyland, and trips with her sisters. Some of her favorite hobbies included crafting, playing or swimming with her grandchildren, family games, late-night cards, gemstones, her vast Christmas village, and holiday décor. She was proud of her Native American heritage and her ancestry in the Rosebud Sicangu Lakota Sioux Tribe. Willa had a great love for God. She was a proud member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and often bore testimony of the blessings and promises made in the House of the Lord. Meema was spontaneous, creative, and never afraid to start the party. Her grandkids especially loved dance parties, photo shoots, errands to St. George, backyard swimming, Five Crowns, Yahtzee, Protect Your Assets, decorating for holidays, and so much more. Meema always found a way to make every day memorable—with a hot glue gun and treasures found at the DI. Willa was a strong and ambitious woman who never backed down from a DIY project, a cross-country road trip, or a cancer diagnosis. Her hard work and fearless approach to life will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Willa Dean LeBaron

July 23, 1958 - June 28, 2025